Mark Menzies quits Conservatives as Tories say conduct ‘fell below standard’

Fylde MP Mark Menzies has said he will leave Parliament at the next election (Richard Townshend/UK Parliament/PA)

Mark Menzies has quit the UK Conservative Party and will leave parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found “a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs”.

The Fylde MP has been accused of misusing political donations to cover his medical expenses and pay off “bad people” who had locked him in a flat and demanded money for his release.